JP2008166224A - Terminal inserting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal inserting device capable of effectively carrying out an operation of inserting a terminal fitting into a terminal housing chamber, and capable of corresponding to a small connector housing. <P>SOLUTION: The terminal inserting device 1 is provided with a chain body supply part, a housing retaining part 13 and an insertion part 14. The chain body supply part supplies a chain body 10. The chain body 10 is provided with a plurality of terminal fittings 4 mutually arranged at equal intervals, and coupling parts 9 mutually coupling with these terminal fittings 4. The housing retaining part 13 retains a plurality of connector housings 2 along a longitudinal direction of the chain body 10 with a space between each two of them, so that an interval D between terminal housing chambers 6 of adjacent connector housings 2 is the same as that d between adjacent terminal fittings 4 of the chain body 10. The insertion part 14 separates a plurality of terminal fittings 4 of the chain body 10 from the coupling parts 9, and at the same time, inserts the plurality of separated terminal fittings 4 into terminal housing chambers 6 of the connector housings 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal insertion device capable of simultaneously inserting a plurality of terminal fittings into a terminal accommodating chamber of a connector housing.

  In a vehicle as a moving body, a wire harness is routed to supply electric power from a power source such as a battery to electronic devices such as various lamps and various motors to be mounted. The wire harness includes a plurality of electric wires, a plurality of terminal fittings as terminal fittings attached to respective ends of the electric wires, a connector housing provided with a terminal accommodating chamber for accommodating the terminal fittings, and the like. Yes.

  The connector housing and the terminal fitting constitute a connector. The wire harness generally includes a plurality of the connectors. The wire harness described above is assembled by attaching a terminal fitting to a connector housing and then attaching an electric wire to the terminal fitting.

  Conventionally, various terminal insertion devices (see, for example, Patent Document 1) have been used to insert terminal fittings into the terminal housing chamber of the connector housing described above. A conventional terminal insertion device, for example, separates a plurality of terminal fittings from a chain that connects a plurality of terminal fittings at equal intervals, and simultaneously inserts the plurality of terminal fittings into a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers of a connector housing.

Moreover, the terminal insertion apparatus shown by patent document 1 cuts a terminal metal fitting one by one from the chain | linkage mentioned above, and inserts the said terminal metal fitting one by one in a terminal storage chamber.
JP 2002-43017 A

  In recent years, the wire harness described above tends to increase the number of the electric wires and the like with the increase of electronic devices mounted on the automobile. For this reason, the connector mentioned above is desired to be smaller. For this reason, of course, the terminal fitting and the connector housing described above are desired to be small. Therefore, the interval between the terminal fittings attached to the connector housing, that is, the interval between the terminal accommodating chambers tends to be narrowed.

  The above-described terminal insertion device that simultaneously inserts a plurality of terminal fittings into the terminal accommodating chamber can accommodate only a connector in which the interval between the terminal accommodating chambers is equal to the interval between the terminal fittings of the chain. Therefore, the terminal insertion device that simultaneously inserts the plurality of terminal fittings into the terminal accommodating chamber cannot cope with downsizing of the connector. In short, it is impossible to cope with a connector in which the interval between the terminal accommodating chambers is narrower than the interval between the terminal fittings of the chain.

  Furthermore, the terminal insertion device for simultaneously inserting the plurality of terminal fittings into the terminal accommodating chamber inserts the terminal fitting even when it is not necessary to insert the terminal fitting into any of the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers. Resulting in. As described above, the terminal insertion device that simultaneously inserts the plurality of terminal fittings into the terminal accommodating chamber inserts the terminal fitting into the terminal accommodating chamber that does not need to be inserted.

  Moreover, since the terminal insertion apparatus shown by patent document 1 inserts a terminal metal fitting one by one, the operation | work which inserts this terminal metal fitting takes time, and performs the operation | work which inserts a terminal metal fitting efficiently. I can't.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a terminal insertion device that can efficiently perform the operation of inserting a terminal fitting into a terminal accommodating chamber and that can be applied to a small connector housing.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the terminal insertion device according to the present invention is a terminal insertion device for inserting a terminal metal fitting into a terminal housing chamber of a connector housing. The chain is provided as a chain having a plurality of terminal fittings arranged at intervals and a connecting portion connecting the terminal fittings to each other, and the interval between the terminal receiving chambers of the connector housings adjacent to each other is the chain. A housing holding portion for holding the plurality of connector housings spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the chain body, so as to be equal to a distance between adjacent terminal metal bars, and a plurality of terminal metal bars of the chain body And an insertion portion for simultaneously inserting the plurality of separated terminal fittings into the terminal housing chamber of the connector housing. It is a symptom.

  A terminal insertion device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the terminal insertion device according to the first aspect, wherein the housing holding portion and the chain are crossed with respect to a longitudinal direction of the chain. It is characterized by having a movable support portion that can be moved freely.

  According to the present invention described in claim 1, the housing holding portion includes a plurality of terminals so that the interval between the terminal receiving chambers of the connector housings adjacent to each other is equal to the interval between the terminal fittings adjacent to each other in the chain. Since the connector housings are held side by side along the longitudinal direction of the chain, the terminal fittings can be simultaneously inserted into the terminal accommodating chambers of the plurality of connector housings held by the housing holding part.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the movement support portion can move the housing holding portion and the chain body in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the chain body, the movement support portion is held by the housing holding portion. The housing holding portion, that is, the connector housing can be positioned at a position where the terminal fitting can be inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber of each of the plurality of connector housings.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the terminal fitting can be simultaneously inserted into the terminal accommodating chambers of the plurality of connector housings held by the housing holding portion, the terminal fitting is inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber. Work can be performed efficiently.

  Since the housing holding part holds the plurality of connector housings side by side along the longitudinal direction of the chain, each terminal housing is inserted into the terminal receiving chamber of the plurality of connector housings held by the housing holding part at the same time. Insert the terminal fittings one by one in order. For this reason, a terminal metal fitting can be reliably inserted also in a small connector housing.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the housing holding portion, that is, the connector housing can be positioned at a position where the terminal fitting can be inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber of each of the plurality of connector housings held by the housing holding portion. The terminal fitting can be securely inserted into all the terminal accommodating chambers.

  Also, since the housing holding part, that is, the connector housing and the chain body can be moved relatively along the direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the chain body, the terminal fitting is inserted into the terminal housing chamber that does not need to be inserted. The relative position between the housing holding portion and the chain can be changed without positioning the housing holding portion, that is, the connector housing at a possible position. Therefore, the relative position between the housing holding portion and the chain can be changed without positioning the housing holding portion, that is, the connector housing, at a position where the terminal fitting can be inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber that does not need to be inserted. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the terminal fitting from being inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber that does not need to be inserted.

  A terminal insertion device 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The terminal insertion device 1 is a device for assembling the connector 5 by inserting the terminal fitting 4 into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b).

  Of course, the connector 5 includes a connector housing 2 and a terminal fitting 4 as shown in FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (b). The connector housing 2 is made of an insulating synthetic resin and has a box shape. The connector housing 2 is provided with a terminal accommodating chamber 6 for accommodating the terminal fitting 4. The terminal accommodating chamber 6 is a linearly extending space, and a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 6 are provided in parallel to each other. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the terminal accommodating chambers 6 are provided in only one row in parallel with each other. The connector housing 2 is arranged parallel to the surface of the printed wiring board 7 as shown in FIG. 9A, and is attached to the printed wiring board 7, or the printed wiring board 7 as shown in FIG. 9B. It is arranged so as to stand up from the surface of the board 7 and is attached to the printed wiring board 7.

  The terminal fitting 4 is obtained by bending a conductive sheet metal, and is formed in a rod shape in this embodiment. The terminal fitting 4 is accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber 6 with one end portion accommodated in the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 and the other end portion exposed outside the connector housing 2. In FIG. 9A, the terminal fitting 4 is bent at the other end and passed through the through hole of the printed wiring board 7, and brazing using solder or the like to the wiring pattern of the printed wiring board 7, It is attached to the wiring pattern. Further, in FIG. 9B, the terminal fitting 4 is passed through the through hole of the printed wiring board 7 without being bent, and brazed using solder or the like for the wiring pattern of the printed wiring board 7. Is attached to the wiring pattern.

  9A, the connector 5 is assembled by inserting the rod-shaped terminal metal fitting 4 into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 and bending the other end portion of the terminal metal fitting 4. As shown in FIG. Further, in FIG. 9B, the connector 5 described above is assembled without inserting the rod-shaped terminal fitting 4 into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 and bending the other end of the terminal fitting 4. It is done. In the connector 5, the connector housing 2 is disposed on the printed wiring board 7, and the terminal fitting 4 is passed through a through hole provided in the printed wiring board 7, and soldered to the wiring pattern of the printed wiring board 7. Are attached to the printed wiring board 7 by brazing using the above. Then, the connector 5 is engaged with the mating connector to electrically connect the electric wire to which the terminal fitting of the mating connector is attached and the wiring pattern 8 of the printed wiring board 7.

  The terminal insertion device 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a terminal from a chain 10 (shown in FIG. 2) provided with a plurality of terminal fittings 4 and a connecting portion 9 connecting the terminal fittings 4 to each other. The metal fitting 4 is separated from the connecting portion 9 and inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2. The terminal fittings 4 of the chain 10 are arranged at equal intervals and in parallel. One end of the connecting portion 9 in the width direction is connected to one end of the terminal fitting 4 to connect the plurality of terminal fittings 4 to each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the terminal insertion device 1 includes a device main body 11, a chain supply unit (not shown), a movement support unit 12, a housing holding unit 13, and an insertion unit 14 (shown in FIG. 1). And a control device 15 (shown in FIG. 1) as control means.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus body 11 includes a base plate 16, a vertical column 17 erected from the base plate 16, and a horizontal column 18 connected to the upper end of the vertical column 17. Is formed in a plate shape whose upper surface is flat in the horizontal direction. The vertical column 17 is erected from the right end of the base plate 16 in FIG. Of course, the longitudinal direction of the vertical column 17 is parallel to the direction orthogonal to the upper surface of the base plate 16, that is, the vertical direction. The horizontal column 18 extends in the horizontal direction from the upper end of the vertical column 17 of the apparatus main body 11. Of course, the longitudinal direction of the horizontal column 18 is parallel to the horizontal direction parallel to the upper surface of the base plate 16.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the chain supply part supplies the terminal fitting 4 above the base plate 16 in a state where the longitudinal direction of the connecting part 9 is parallel to the horizontal direction. The chain supply unit supplies the chain 10 such that the connecting portion 9 is linear and the terminal fitting 4 is positioned below the connecting portion 9.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the movement support unit 12 includes a pair of linear guides 19, a sliding motor 20, and a ball screw 21. The linear guide 19 includes a rail 22 that extends linearly, and a slider 23 that is slidably provided on the rail 22 along the longitudinal direction of the rail 22.

  The rails 22 of the pair of linear guides 19 are arranged in parallel to each other. The rail 22 has a longitudinal direction intersecting (orthogonal in the illustrated example) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain 10 supplied by the chain supply unit. The rail 22 is disposed on the base plate 16 and attached to the base plate 16. The slider 23 is attached to a holding member 26 described later of the housing holding portion 13.

  The main body of the slide motor 20 is fixed to the apparatus main body 11. The output shaft of the slide motor 20 is arranged in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the rail 22 of the linear guide 19. The ball screw 21 includes a screw shaft 24 that extends linearly and a nut 25 that meshes with the screw shaft 24. The screw shaft 24 is attached to the output shaft of the slide motor 20 and is rotated about the axis by the slide motor 20. The longitudinal direction of the screw shaft 24 is arranged in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the rail 22 of the linear guide 19, that is, the direction intersecting (orthogonal in the illustrated example) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain 10. The nut 25 is attached to the holding member 26 of the housing holding part 13.

  The moving support portion 12 allows the slider 23, that is, the housing holding portion 13, to be movable along the crossing (orthogonal direction) of the linear guide 19 with respect to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain body 10. By rotating the screw shaft 24 around the axis through the housing, the housing holding part 13 is moved along the longitudinal direction of the rail 22, that is, the screw shaft 24.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the housing holding part 13 includes a holding member 26. The holding member 26 is formed in a rectangular shape. The holding member 26 is provided with a plurality of holding recesses 27 that are recessed from the upper surface thereof. The holding recess 27 is formed along the outer shape of the connector housing 2, accommodates the connector housing 2 inside thereof, and positions the connector housing 2 on the holding member 26. When the holding member 26 accommodates the connector housing 2 in the holding recess 27 and positions the connector housing 2, the direction in which the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the connector housings 2 are aligned is the rail 22 and the screw shaft 24. The connector housing 2 is positioned so as to be parallel to the longitudinal direction.

  The holding recesses 27 are spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain 10 supplied by the chain supply unit. The interval between the holding recesses 27 adjacent to each other is such that the interval D between the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the connector housings 2 adjacent to each other held in the holding recess 27 is the interval between the terminal fittings 4 adjacent to each other in the chain 10. It is formed at an interval equal to d. The housing holding portion 13 accommodates the connector housing 2 in the holding concave portion 27 of the holding member 26, and the interval D between the terminal receiving chambers 6 of the connector housings 2 adjacent to each other is adjacent to the terminal fittings 4 adjacent to each other in the chain 10. The plurality of connector housings 2 are held at a distance from each other along the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain 10 so as to be equal to the interval d therebetween. In addition, the space | interval d between the terminal metal fittings 4 said by this invention means the space | interval between the central axes of the terminal metal fitting 4, and the space | interval D between the terminal accommodating chambers 6 is the distance between the central axes of the terminal accommodating chamber 6. FIG. Say.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the insertion portion 14 includes a cutting cylinder 28, a chuck portion 29, a cutting blade 30, and an insertion cylinder 31. The cutting cylinder 28 includes a cylinder body 32 and a rod 33 that can be extended and contracted from the cylinder body 32. In the cutting cylinder 28, the cylinder body 32 is attached to the apparatus body 11 such that when the rod 33 is extended, the tip of the rod 33 is positioned above the holding member 26 of the housing holding portion 13. The longitudinal direction of the rod 33 is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the rail 22 and the screw shaft 24. That is, the longitudinal direction of the rod 33 intersects (orthogonally) the longitudinal direction of the connecting part 9 of the chain 10 supplied by the chain supply part.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the chuck portion 29 includes a pair of chuck members 34 and one chuck cylinder 35. The chuck member 34 includes a main body portion 36 arranged in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain body 10 supplied by the chain body supply portion, and a chuck recess provided in the main body portion 36. 37. The main body portion 36 is arranged in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain body 10 supplied by the chain body supply portion, that is, the terminal housing chambers 6 of the connector housing 2 held by the housing holding portion 13 are lined up. Along the direction, they are supported so as to be movable relative to each other. The main body 36 of the chuck member 34 positions the terminal fitting 4 of the chain 10 between the end faces facing each other.

  The chuck recess 37 is formed to be concave from the aforementioned end face of the main body 36 of the chuck member 34, and is linear from the main body 36 upward to the housing holding portion 13, that is, the length of the terminal fitting 4 of the chain 10. It extends linearly along the direction. The chuck recess 37 is arranged along the vertical direction at a position aligned with the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 held by the housing holding portion 13. The interval between the adjacent recesses 37 for chucks is equal to the interval d between the terminal fittings 4 adjacent to each other, that is, the interval D between the terminal accommodating chambers 6. The depth of the recess 37 for chuck is about half of the thickness of the terminal fitting 4. One chuck member 34 is attached to the tip of the rod 33 of the cutting cylinder 28.

  The chuck cylinder 35 includes a cylinder main body 38 and a rod 39 provided to extend and retract from the cylinder main body 38. The cylinder body 38 is attached to the end of one chuck member 34. The longitudinal direction of the rod 39 is arranged in parallel to the direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain 10 and is attached to the other chuck member 34. When the rod 39 is contracted, the chuck recess 37 of one chuck member 34 and the chuck recess 37 of the other chuck member 34 are brought close to each other, and the terminal fitting 4 is sandwiched between the chuck recesses 37.

  The chuck portion 29 expands and contracts the rod 39 of the chuck cylinder 35 to bring the chuck recesses 37 of the pair of chuck members 34 into contact with each other and sandwich the terminal fitting 4 between the chuck recesses 37. The terminal fitting 4 is separated from between the recesses 37 for chuck.

  The cutting blade 30 is attached to a support column 40 erected in the horizontal direction from the vertical column 17 of the apparatus main body 11. The cutting blade 30 positions the connecting part 9 of the chain 10 supplied from the chain supply part on the end surface on the side away from the housing holding part 13. When the rod 33 of the cutting cylinder 28 extends, the cutting blade 30 sandwiches the chain body 10 with the main body portion 36 of the chuck member 34 of the chuck portion 29, and the terminal fitting 4 and the connecting portion 9 of the chain body 10. (That is, the terminal fitting 4 is separated from the connecting portion 9).

  The insertion cylinder 31 includes a cylinder body 41, a rod 42 that can be expanded and contracted from the cylinder body 41, and a plurality of insertion rods 43. The cylinder body 41 is attached to the horizontal column 18 of the apparatus body 11 so that when the rod 42 is extended, the rod 42 is directed downward. The insertion cylinder 31 is arranged so that the rod 42 is parallel to the vertical direction. The insertion rods 43 are provided in the same number as the holding recesses 27 provided in the holding member 26 of the housing holding part 13. The insertion rod 43 is disposed above the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 accommodated in the holding recess 27. The insertion rod 43 is attached to the rod 42 of the insertion cylinder 31.

  In the insertion portion 14 described above, the rod 39 of the chuck cylinder 35 of the chuck portion 29 is reduced in the state where the rod 42 of the insertion cylinder 31 is reduced and the rod 33 of the cutting cylinder 28 is reduced. The terminal fitting 4 of the chain 10 is sandwiched between the chuck concave portions 37 of the pair of 29 chuck members 34. In the insertion portion 14, the rod 33 of the cutting cylinder 28 extends, and the chain body 10 is sandwiched between the cutting blade 30 and the pair of chuck members 34 of the chuck portion 29, thereby cutting the chain body 10. That is, the insertion part 14 separates the terminal fitting 4 from the connecting part 9.

  In the insertion portion 14, the rod 39 of the insertion cylinder 31 extends so that all the terminal fittings 4 sandwiched between the chuck recesses 37 are connected to all the insertion rods 43 toward the housing holding portion 13. By pressing, the terminal fitting 4 is inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 held by the holding member 26 of the housing holding portion 13. At this time, the insertion portion 14, of course, has all the terminal fittings 4 sandwiched between the chuck recesses 37 of the pair of chuck members 34 of the chuck portion 29 and the terminals of the connector housing 2 held simultaneously by the housing holding portion 13. Insert into the storage chamber 6. In this way, the insertion portion 14 separates the plurality of terminal fittings 4 of the chain 10 from the connecting portion 9 and simultaneously inserts the separated plurality of terminal fittings 4 into the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the plurality of connector housings 2. In addition, in one connector housing 2, only one terminal fitting 4 is inserted into one terminal accommodating chamber 6.

  The control device 15 is an arithmetic device including a well-known RAM, ROM, and CPU, and includes the above-described chain supply unit, the slide motor 20 of the movement support unit 12, the cutting cylinder 28 of the insertion unit 14, and the insertion. Are connected to the cylinder 31 for chucking and the cylinder 35 for chucking, and control of these operations controls the entire terminal insertion device 1.

  The terminal insertion device 1 having the above-described configuration inserts the terminal fitting 4 into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 as shown below. First, with the rod 33 of the cutting cylinder 28 contracted, the rod 42 of the insertion cylinder 31 contracted, and the rod 39 of the chuck cylinder 35 extended, the chain 10 is attached to the chain supply section. The terminal fitting 4 of the chain body 10 is arranged at a position along the longitudinal direction of the holding concave portion 27 of the housing holding portion 13, the rail 22 and the screw shaft 24. At this time, as a matter of course, the connecting portion 9 is overlapped on the end face of the cutting blade 30 and, as shown in FIG. 3, the terminal fitting 4 of the chain 10 is placed between the main body portions 36 of the pair of chuck members 34 of the chuck portion 29. That is, it is positioned between the chuck recesses 37. Further, the connector housing 2 is accommodated in the holding recess 27 of the holding member 26 of the housing holding part 13.

  Then, the entire terminal insertion device 1 is driven. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the control device 15 controls the slide motor 20, that is, the movement support portion 12, so that the terminal housing chamber 6 into which the terminal fitting 4 is inserted first is placed below the insertion rod 43. Position. Further, the control device 15 reduces the rod 39 of the chuck cylinder 35 of the chuck portion 29, and places the terminal fitting 4 between the chuck concave portions 37 of the pair of chuck members 34 of the chuck portion 29 as shown in FIG. Pinch.

  Thereafter, the control device 15 extends the rod 33 of the cutting cylinder 28 and sandwiches the chain 10 between the cutting blade 30 and the main body portion 36 of the chuck member 34 of the chuck portion 29, thereby chaining the terminal fitting 4. Disconnect from the connecting part 9 of the body 10. Then, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the control device 15 controls the cutting cylinder 28, and each of the plurality of connector housings 2 in which the terminal fitting 4 between the chuck recesses 37 is held by the housing holding portion 13. Of the plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 6 is positioned above the terminal accommodating chamber 6 into which the terminal fitting 4 is inserted first. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 8, the control device 15 extends the rod 42 of the insertion cylinder 31, and holds the terminal fitting 4 sandwiched between the chuck recesses 37 by the insertion rod 43 in the housing holding portion 13. Each of the connector housings 2 is inserted into one terminal accommodating chamber 6. Thus, the terminal fitting 4 is inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2.

  Then, the control device 15 reduces the rod 42 of the insertion cylinder 31, extends the rod 39 of the chuck cylinder 35, and reduces the rod 33 of the cutting cylinder 28, and then supplies the chain 10 to the chain supply unit. The same number of terminal fittings 4 as the connector housing 2 held by the housing holding part 13 are fed out. And the control apparatus 15 inserts the terminal metal fitting 4 in the terminal storage chamber 6 similarly to the previous time. Further, the control device 15 controls the slide motor 20 so that the terminal housing chamber 6 that does not require the insertion of the terminal fitting 4 is not positioned below the insertion rod 43, and the holding device 26 of the housing holding portion 13 is positioned. The terminal fitting 4 is inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of each connector housing 2 held.

  According to the present embodiment, a plurality of the plurality of the housing holding portions 13 are arranged so that the distance D between the terminal housing chambers 6 of the connector housings 2 adjacent to each other is equal to the distance d between the terminal fittings 4 adjacent to each other of the chain body 10. Since the connector housing 2 is held side by side along the longitudinal direction of the chain 10, the terminal fitting 4 can be simultaneously inserted into the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the plurality of connector housings 2 held by the housing holding part 13. Therefore, since the terminal fitting 4 can be simultaneously inserted into the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the plurality of connector housings 2 held by the housing holding portion 13, the work of inserting the terminal fitting 4 into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 is performed efficiently. be able to.

  Since the housing holding part 13 holds the plurality of connector housings 2 along the longitudinal direction of the chain 10, the terminal fitting 4 is simultaneously inserted into the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the plurality of connector housings 2 held by the housing holding part 13. Then, the terminal fittings 4 are sequentially inserted into each connector housing 2 one by one. For this reason, the terminal fitting 4 can be reliably inserted into the small connector housing 2 having a narrow interval between the terminal accommodating chambers 6.

  Since the movement support part 12 can move the housing holding part 13 and the chain body 10 in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the chain body 10 (orthogonal in the illustrated example), a plurality of holding parts held by the housing holding part 13 can be used. The housing holding portion 13, that is, the connector housing 2 can be positioned at a position where the terminal fitting 4 can be inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of each connector housing 2. For this reason, the terminal fitting 4 can be reliably inserted into all the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the connector housing 2.

  Further, the housing holding portion 13, that is, the connector housing 2 and the chain body 10 are relatively movable along the direction intersecting (orthogonal in the illustrated example) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the chain body 10, so that it needs to be inserted. The relative position between the housing holding portion 13 and the chain 10 can be changed without positioning the housing holding portion 13, that is, the connector housing 2, at a position where the terminal fitting 4 can be inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 without any housing. . Therefore, it is possible to prevent the terminal fitting 4 from being inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 that does not need to be inserted.

  Next, the terminal insertion apparatus 1 concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIG.10 and FIG.11. In the present embodiment, the same parts as those in the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The terminal insertion device 1 shown in FIG. 10 of the present embodiment is configured by a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 6 arranged in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the chain 10 as shown in FIG. The terminal fitting 4 is inserted into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 having a plurality of accommodating chamber rows. In the present embodiment, three terminal accommodating chamber rows each including a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers 6 are provided, and these terminal accommodating chamber rows are along a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the terminal accommodating chamber rows. Are lined up. Also in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the housing holding portion 13 holds the connector housing 2 at intervals from each other along the longitudinal direction of the chain 10.

  In the present embodiment, in the terminal insertion device 1, the device main body 11 includes the movement base 44 and includes the second movement support portion 45 in addition to the movement support portion 12. The movement support portion 12 and the housing holding portion 13 described above are attached to the movement base 44.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the second movement support unit 45 includes a pair of linear guides 46, a slide motor 47, and a ball screw 48. The linear guide 46 includes a rail 49 that extends linearly, and a slider 50 that is slidably provided on the rail 49 along the longitudinal direction of the rail 49.

  The rails 49 of the pair of linear guides 46 are arranged in parallel to each other. The longitudinal direction of the rail 49 is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the connecting part 9 of the chain 10 supplied by the chain supply part. The rail 49 is disposed on the base plate 16 and attached to the base plate 16. The moving base 44 is attached to the slider 50 so that the moving base 44 is overlaid thereon.

  The main body of the slide motor 47 is fixed to the apparatus main body 11. The output shaft of the slide motor 47 is arranged in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain 10 supplied by the chain supply unit. The ball screw 48 includes a screw shaft 51 that extends linearly and a nut 52 that meshes with the screw shaft 51. The screw shaft 51 is attached to the output shaft of the slide motor 47. The longitudinal direction of the screw shaft 51 is arranged in parallel to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain body 10 supplied by the chain body supply unit. The movement base 44 is overlapped on the nut 52 and the movement base 44 is attached thereto.

  In the second movement support portion 45, the linear guide 46 can move the movement base 44, that is, the housing holding portion 13 along the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain body 10, and the slide motor 47 is screwed via the output shaft. By rotating the shaft 51 around the axis, the housing holding portion 13 is moved along the longitudinal direction of the rail 49, that is, the screw shaft 51.

  The terminal insertion device 1 shown in FIG. 10 controls the motors 20 and 47 of the movement support portion 12 and the second movement support portion 45 to enter the terminal accommodating chamber 6 of the connector housing 2 according to a predetermined pattern. The terminal fittings 4 are inserted in order. In the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment described above, the distance D between the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the connector housing 2 where the housing holding portions 13 are adjacent to each other is the distance between the terminal fittings 4 adjacent to each other in the chain 10. Since the plurality of connector housings 2 are arranged and held along the longitudinal direction of the chain 10 so as to be equal to d, the terminal fittings 4 are simultaneously placed in the terminal receiving chambers 6 of the plurality of connector housings 2 held by the housing holding part 13. Can be inserted. Therefore, since the terminal fitting 4 can be simultaneously inserted into the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the plurality of connector housings 2 held by the housing holding portion 13, the work of inserting the terminal fitting 4 into the terminal accommodating chamber 6 is performed efficiently. be able to.

  Since the housing holding part 13 holds the plurality of connector housings 2 along the longitudinal direction of the chain 10, the terminal fitting 4 is simultaneously inserted into the terminal accommodating chambers 6 of the plurality of connector housings 2 held by the housing holding part 13. Then, the terminal fittings 4 are sequentially inserted into each connector housing 2 one by one. For this reason, the terminal fitting 4 can be reliably inserted into the small connector housing 2 having a narrow interval between the terminal accommodating chambers 6.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the second movement support portion 45 is provided, a connector housing provided with a plurality of terminal accommodating chamber rows, that is, the terminal accommodating chambers 6 arranged along the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 9 of the chain 10. The terminal fittings 4 can be reliably inserted into all the terminal accommodating chambers 6.

  In the embodiment described above, the movement support portion 12 moves the housing holding portion 13 to relatively move the housing holding portion 13 and the chain 10. However, in the present invention, the movement support part 12 may move only the chain 10 in a direction intersecting (orthogonal) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the chain 10. Both may be moved. In short, in the present invention, at least one of the housing holding portion 13 and the chain 10 is moved in a direction intersecting (orthogonal) with respect to the longitudinal direction of the chain 10, What is necessary is just to make the housing holding | maintenance part 13 and the linkage 10 relatively movable along the direction which cross | intersects (perpendicular).

  In addition, embodiment mentioned above only showed the typical form of this invention, and this invention is not limited to embodiment. That is, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

It is a side view showing composition of a terminal insertion device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the relative positional relationship of the housing holding | maintenance part and chain | linkage body of the terminal insertion apparatus of the embodiment. It is a top view which shows the housing holding part and chuck | zipper part of the terminal insertion apparatus shown by FIG. It is a top view which shows the state which the chuck | zipper member of the chuck | zipper part of the terminal insertion apparatus shown by FIG. 3 pinched | interposed the terminal metal fitting. It is a top view which shows the state which located the terminal metal fitting which the chuck | zipper member of the chuck | zipper part of the terminal insertion apparatus shown by FIG. 4 pinched above the terminal storage chamber of the connector housing. It is a side view which shows the state which positioned the terminal accommodating chamber of the connector housing hold | maintained at the housing holding part of the terminal insertion apparatus shown by FIG. 1 below the insertion rod. It is a top view which shows the state which located the terminal metal fitting which the chuck | zipper member of the chuck | zipper part of the terminal insertion apparatus shown by FIG. 6 pinched above the terminal storage chamber of the connector housing. FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state in which a terminal fitting in which a rod of an insertion cylinder of the terminal insertion device shown in FIG. 7 is extended and is sandwiched between chuck members of a chuck portion is inserted into a terminal accommodating chamber of a connector housing. It is sectional drawing of the principal part of the connector provided with the connector housing in which a terminal metal fitting is inserted with the terminal insertion apparatus of this invention. It is a side view which shows the structure of the terminal insertion apparatus concerning the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the housing holding part of the terminal insertion apparatus shown by FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Terminal insertion apparatus 2 Connector housing 4 Terminal metal fitting 6 Terminal accommodation chamber 9 Connection part 10 Chain body 12 Movement support part 13 Housing holding part 14 Insertion part D Spacing between terminal accommodation rooms d Spacing between terminal fittings

Claims (2)

In the terminal insertion device for inserting the terminal fitting into the terminal housing chamber of the connector housing,
The terminal fitting is supplied as a chain including a plurality of terminal fittings arranged at equal intervals from each other and a connecting portion for connecting these terminal fittings to each other,
The plurality of connector housings are spaced from each other along the longitudinal direction of the chain so that the spacing between the terminal receiving chambers of the connector housings adjacent to each other is equal to the spacing between the terminal fittings adjacent to each other of the chain. A housing holding part that holds the
A plurality of terminal fittings of the chain body are separated from the connecting portion, and the insertion portion for simultaneously inserting the plurality of separated terminal fittings into the terminal housing chamber of the connector housing,
A terminal insertion device comprising:   The terminal insertion device according to claim 1, further comprising a movement support portion that allows the housing holding portion and the chain body to move along a direction intersecting a longitudinal direction of the chain body.

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